What you will experience

Education

Our volunteer guides will ensure that you leave the programme with an excellent understanding of all activities and issues related to conservation management, African wildlife, important conservation issues and sustainable community development.

You will be thoroughly briefed before each activity, particularly regarding the importance of the activity, and aspects related to safety precautions, as well as ethical and respectful conduct during activities.

Nakavango Volunteers will enjoy entertaining and interesting lectures on various topics, either delivered by our highly knowledgeable and qualified volunteer guides and reserve manager, or guest speakers. You will also receive practical education throughout all activities.

Conservation Management

The conservation management practices you will assist with are all vital to the success of the game reserve and may include:

Alien vegetation removal

Applying soil erosion control methods

Fence patrols

Anti-poaching snare sweeps

Waterhole creation, maintenance and monitoring

Game counts

Road maintenance

Reserve clean-up operations

Community Development

Volunteers assist at local schools and under the guidance of our experienced volunteer guides through the following activities:

Community clean-ups with the scholars

School vegetable garden and tree nursery maintenance with the scholars

Fundraising events for the initiation of specific community projects

Environmental awareness

Sustainability

All the facilities on the reserve, including the volunteer facility, are committed to “green” operations in order to achieve balance with and minimise impact on the natural environment. Our Green operation projects that volunteers may get involved with include:

Installation of solar pumps at waterholes – this is done on successful fundraising campaigns by our volunteers

We stick to the ethos of Respect, Reduce, Re-use and Recycle as much as possible

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